# Tapper (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/tapper/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

A surname originating as an occupation for an innkeeper or wine merchant.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | not recorded |
| Type | occupational, named after the work an ancestor did |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 2,366 |
| US rank (2010) | 12,978 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 130,493 people |
| Change since 2000 | +12% (2,121 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Who carries it

Share of people named Tapper in the 2010 US Census by the Census's own race and ethnicity groups. The Census suppresses a share when the count behind it is small.

| Group | Share |
|---|---|
| White (not Hispanic) | 81% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 13% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 2.2% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.5% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.3% |
| Two or more races | 2.0% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Tapper in the United States, the United Kingdom and Australia.

## People named Tapper

- Jake Tapper, American political journalist (born 1969)
- Zoe Tapper, British actress
- Naya Tapper, American rugby union player (1994-)
- Melissa Tapper, Australian para table tennis player

## Similar surnames

Tupper, Tepper, Topper, Tipper, Taber, Tavera, Tauber, Tovar, Tabor, Tobar, Tober, Tabora.

## How to read these numbers

A Census count is people alive and counted in 2010, not births, and names occurring fewer than 100 times are not published at all. Ethnicity shares are the Census's own categories.